Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19
ASSEMBLY.


The Assembly met at 10 A. Ma quorum pres
windrow's bill; No. 32s. to regulate the prac-
tice of pharmacy and the sale of medicines and
poisons, to provide for the inspection of drugs
and medicines, and TO prevent and punish the
adulteration OF the same was read a first time.
Martin called up and secured the second read
ing of A. b. l01. This bill it is charged by many
members in the House, Is not a just claim
against the State. 1t provides that the sum of
$4,000 be appropriated to pay ID. Jordan for
work and material in construction OF the State
Prison at Folsom.
Several members made motions to take UP
bills out of order, but it being apparent that
sueh proceedings would block all legislation,
the House refused TO do SO.
On motion of Briefly, rule of the Hous was
changed ~ read as follows: "Recesses shall be
taken iron 1870 P. M. to o'clock P. NJ and
from O'Clock P. N. to 30 p. NJ
Rule u, by the same motion, was made to
read as follows: Business the general file in
the following order At the morning session,
bills on second reading; at the afternoon ses-
sion, bills on first reading at evening session,
bills on third reading.
Immediately after the adoption of this rule,
Cooley attempted TO take up bill out of order
from the second reading file.
In this he was opposed by Briefly, CoombS,
and others, who claimed that under the work
ing of the rule just adopted it would be reached
in due time.
HYDE claimed that the measure referred to
was important, and ii not taken up out of order
it would not be reached this session.
Briefly replied to the remarks of Mr. Hyde
referring to the latter as the kindergarten states
man from Alameda.
Renison said he hoped the rule would be en-
forced. and business proceeded with in the reg
ular order. AS it was now, the man who had
the most brass aud could secure the attention of
the Speaker was the biggest Roman of them
ALL" This boys play had gone quite far enough,
and he wanted them TO get down to business or
adjourn
The House refused the motion of Mr.. Cooley.
On motion of Morgan, A b. l07 was transfer
| red from the general TO the special tiie.
GENERAL FILE.
Shsnahan's A. c. R proposing an amendment
to the Constitution relative to irrigation, was
lost-A ayes to 10 noes. A notice of reconsider
alton was given.
All the other proposed constitutional amend
ments were passed in the file. there being so few
members present that the authors were afraid
to allow them to come to vote.
Lawrence moved 10 replace to the second
reading file A. B. II, which was withdrawn on
Thursday by its author, Henry of Butte 1t is
q bill which provides that every insurance COM
pany that does business in this State must have
subscribed capital stock equal to at least $780,
000 within this State. Lawrence claimed that
the author had withdrawn the bill without the
authority Of its friends and he desired to father
the bill and restore it. His motion prevailed
the bill was restored to the file, and without ref
erence to a committee was read first time.
Regain called up out of order from the general
file, A. b. 81, an Act TO provide for the better
protection of life and property in the use of
steam boilers, and ii was read a second time.
This bill provoked much discussion. Regain,
Britt, Lawrence and MCGOWAN fought all the
amendments sought to be tackled on by the enc
mics of the measure. After full two hours de-
bate, the bill was referred to the committee, on
motion of its author, for amendments.
Carroll asked that the Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds be allowed TO take an
other junketing trip.
Taylor of Sacramento promptly moved to lay
the request upon the table, and it was carried
al M mi and i1fnE pf-
| ing duly sat down upon
IN FAVOR OF DAMS
| The Committee on Water Rights and Drain
| age, 10 whom was referred A b. 451, providing
| for the impounding of mining debris, reported
| ii back with substitute offered by Mr. Nariel,
| its author, with majority recommendation that
| it do pass They also added IS We are con-
| strained to do this from sense that this bill
proposes feasible plan for the satisfactory set
| Element of great sectional contest that has
| been going on for the past eight years between
| the valley residents along the banks of the Sac
ramento, Feather end Yuba and Bear rivers
and the miners who dump above them in the
| hills and mountain canyons OF the Sierras, and
which contest, without any appreciate benefit
to the jewellers in the valley, has resulted only
| in disaster and destruction to the mining indus
| try; An immense amount OF property aggre-
eating in value many millions of dollars has
practically been confiscated through the appli-
cation by the Courts to this sectional controversy
of legal principles that had their origin in an
other land, and under physical conditions that
| have no parallel in this country. Without COM
| pensation having been made, the valuable
| property of the miner has, in fact, been taken
| for private ends. The lawful industry of life
time has been impossible of pursuit, and the op-
pressed miner is at our doors asking not that he
may be permitted TO destroy his neighbor's
| property, but that some means may be devised
, whereby, without injury to that neighbor. he
may be permitted at his own cost and expense
| 10 resume that occupation which stimulated the
founding of this State. which has nourished its
growth, and whose continuance Is so essential
| to her future prosperity.
The bill under discussion answers, in our